Spot Markets
What is Spot Trading?
Spot trading is the most straightforward and transparent way to trade crypto. It involves the direct exchange of one asset for another at the current market price, with full ownership transferred upon execution.
Unlike derivatives such as perpetuals, spot trades do not involve:
- Leverage
- Margin requirements
- Expiry dates
- Funding fees
Alpha Sec. supports spot trading only, as of the current release, delivering a clean, high-performance trading experience.
How Spot Markets Work on Alpha Sec.
Alpha Sec.'s spot markets follow the BASE-QUOTE format — for example, KAIA/USDT:
- Buying KAIA means spending USDT
- Selling KAIA means receiving USDT
To place buy orders, users must hold enough of the quote asset (e.g., USDT). All spot trades are powered by Alpha Sec.’s ultra-fast execution layer, which guarantees:
- Low-latency trading with responsiveness approaching centralized exchange standards
- Price-time priority enforced through deterministic on-chain matching
- Fully verifiable execution with transparent, auditable trade settlement
Supported Markets
Alpha Sec. initially launches with a curated set of high-quality assets, including Kaia-native tokens, LINE Mini-Dapp tokens, and established blue-chip assets. All pairs use native USDT on Kaia as the quote asset, enabling fast, gasless settlement and deep liquidity provisioning.
| Name | Symbol | Token Contract | Trading Pair |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaia | KAIA | Native Asset | KAIA/USDT |
| Tether | USDT | 0xd077a400968890eacc75cdc901f0356c943e4fdb | All pairs as quote |
| WETH(Portal from ETH) | WETH | 0x98a8345bb9d3dda9d808ca1c9142a28f6b0430e1 | WETH/USDT |
| BORA | BORA | 0x02cbe46fb8a1f579254a9b485788f2d86cad51aa | BORA/USDT |
Notes: Support for additional tokens will continue to expand in line with ecosystem growth on the Kaia network.